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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Feeding Bottles Review

Disclaimer: This is a review of the
feeding bottles my baby is using as of the moment. Any comments herein are not
influenced by anyone or anything. This is based on my experience and how I see
it in general.

When James started drinking his formula
milk, I started cramming about milk bottles. I have told you I only bought 2
two ounces (2oz) for him since I was planning to have him breast fed. However,
due to some reason, my milk has gone so fast even I am drinking and drinking a
lot of fluid. There was a story behind that which I will tell you in some other
time.

What I have used for the mean time was
my nephews’ old milk bottles. I had 6 of them from both of my sisters’. Even
though it was 3 years old, those bottles still looks good. I had 4 bottles from
Babyflo and 2 from Pigeon. They were all 4oz bottles since James started drinking
3oz at 2 months old. I used it for the mean time habang wala pa akong budget
para sa feeding bottles. Up to now that James is consuming 4oz, I am still
using those Babyflo feeding bottles.

After a while, I had different brands
of feeding bottle which if you may eh gagawan ko ng mga review. It is my first
time to do so, kaya please bear with me. Heheheh!

Born Free

I had those 8oz classic feeding bottle
from Daryl that he brought to our house but till now, I never get to use them kasi
James has been consuming 4oz pa lang naman. I bought their Deco Bottle in 5oz.
I just want to try it out. I want to compare it other anti-colic bottles in the
market.

Colic - severe, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by
intestinal gas or obstruction in the intestines and suffered esp. by babies. (source)

What I
like about it kasi it is somewhat effective in avoiding those bula na madede ng
babies. After we shake the bottles, there were foams or bula na nasa ibabaw ng
milk and if you are using the regular bottles, it will be consumed by babies on
the latter part. With the Born Free bottles, almost all foams are being left on
the sides of the bottles avoiding it to be consumed.

Handy
because of its shape

The cost
of the 5oz bottle was Php350; the larger ones are around Php700 ata.

Cons.

What I
don’t like about it was the nipple. James I think is having a hard time with it
eh. Maybe because the base was so wide while the upper part of nipple was short
and he can’t suck it. Honestly? I.don’t.know why he doesn’t drink his milk with
the nipple. Kakaloka 3 months pa lang eh marunong na mamili.

At the
same time, the nipple looks like it will easily break kasi nga parang ang nipis
lang.

Also,
the cap doesn’t easily close kasi you have to turn it several times bago mag
close so if your baby is crying at nagwawala na eh natataranta ka na, hindi mo
pa rin masara yung dede. It often happens to me during bed time or if James
woke up in the middle of the night.

I would
rate it 8 out of 10.

The First Year Breastflow Bottle

I don’t
know why I bought this one, maybe because of my frustration of breast feeding
James. The bottle was so cute and useful even they become a toddler. Nagiging
drinking bottle din kasi sya dahil it has a cover where you can store the milk
in the fridge or if say you are travelling to avoid leaks, you can replace the
nipple with the cover along with it.

I tried
it but again, James doesn’t like it for the same reason – nipple. It mimics the
flow of the milk from mom’s breast along with the nipple itself so baby will
have a good transition from breast milk to feeding bottle. The sales lady also
said that it was anti-colic din daw.

It is
too wide. My diaper bags were small kasi and sometimes, it occupies more spaces
than it should be.

James doesn’t
like the nipple either; it was different from the nipples I have seen in the entire
department store. Hehe. It has a vent inside which was cone shape. From the
name itself of breast flow, it really looked like a mom’s breast.

I have
not used it as much talaga. Ayaw kasi ng mudra ko. Nakakaloka! Sayang lang.
Even though, I kept the bottle kasi it was so handy when travelling nga.

I’ll
rate it 7 out of 10.

Dr. Browns’

I had one of the 4oz wide neck bottle. I often
use it because James is about to drink more in the coming months so sayang
naman kung hindi mapakinabangan ng husto. I like this bottle kasi like Born
Free, the foam/bula will be left in the bottle so the possibility of our babies
to consume it is less. It has a vent and a tube-like reservoir inside was cute
din naman.

Takes
time to assemble kasi it has the vent and the tube-like reservoir

Several turns
of the cap before it closes tight

Since I had
the wide neck, it also occupies more space din but I would like to try the 8oz
din na payat lang. They have it din kasi and it looks adorable din. J

I’ll
rate it 8 out of 10.

Pigeon

I remembered that time where I often visit the
baby section of SM Department store just roaming around and the sales lady who
introduced me to this bottle. She was following me since I was looking at Dr.
Browns’ feeding bottles. She said that it has a promo of buying 3 and get free
1 plus additional 10% off. O diba bongga? I looked at the bottle, opened it and
I don’t know what I got in mind but I bought it.

James loved
its nipple and I loved it too. It doesn’t have a vent because the nipple itself
serves its purpose of reducing the colic.

Cons

Nipple breaks
easily. I was cleaning one of the nipple but the nipple brush went straight to the
hole and tadaaa.. Instead of small hole, it became X hole.

You have
to make sure that the nipple is securely placed or else mag le leak.

I’ll
rate it 9 out of 10.

I
changed the nipples of born free and Dr. Browns’ of the Pigeon because James likes
it so much. Every now and then kasi kapag yung mga regular nipples ang gamit
nya, kinakagat nya hanggang sa mapisa at wala na syang madede. Kaloka.

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A young mom at 23, Happy go-lucky turned hard working person, A frustrated fashion icon, A beach bum who doesn't know how to swim and an ambisyosa in real life. Join me as I conquer the world of parenting and first time mommy battles to my adorable son James with a never ending faith in my relationship with Daryl. Hooray for a new life ahead.